Ep. 8: Asuma investigates a sacred tree and potential sabotage in Onifuri village

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Captain Goto assigns Asuma, Hiromi, and Noa to Onifuri village to probe suspected highway construction sabotage. The team finds a sacred tree obstructing the route, which villagers claim demons protect under threat of a curse. Asuma suspects Labor involvement rather than supernatural causes. He questions whether the situation is a landowner's scam to secure government compensation and reroute the highway, or if the curse holds genuine power. The investigation focuses on distinguishing between human deception and actual magical threats surrounding the tree's preservation.